Philippines 2002
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News on Philippines in 2002
- AUGUST 13, 2002PhilippinesDEATH PENALTY
Two House committees jointly approved a bill seeking...
Two House committees jointly approved a bill seeking to abolish the death penalty
- AUGUST 11, 2002PhilippinesDEATH PENALTY
The Supreme Court has affirmed the 25 counts of death...
The Supreme Court has affirmed the 25 counts of death penalty the Pasig City Regional Trial Court imposed on a man who raped his 13-year-old daughter in 1998, at the time his wife was pregnant with their fifth child
- AUGUST 8, 2002PhilippinesDEATH PENALTY
The Episcopal Commission on Prison Pastoral Care (ECPPC)...
The Episcopal Commission on Prison Pastoral Care (ECPPC) of the Catholic Bishops' Conference of the Philippines (CBCP) implored President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo's administration to opt for justice that heals and not justice that kills
- AUGUST 8, 2002PhilippinesDEATH PENALTY
An average of six overseas Filipino workers arrive...
An average of six overseas Filipino workers arrive in coffins while others are awaiting beheading in the Middle East
- AUGUST 7, 2002PhilippinesDEATH PENALTY
A press briefing was held jointly by the human rights...
A press briefing was held jointly by the human rights and revision of laws committees and the Free Legal Assistance Group to react to Col
- AUGUST 7, 2002PhilippinesDEATH PENALTY
More than a hundred Philippines death convicts have...
More than a hundred Philippines death convicts have a new lease on life
- AUGUST 1, 2002PhilippinesDEATH PENALTY
The Supreme Court ordered justice and prison officials...
The Supreme Court ordered justice and prison officials to remove 12 minors from Death Row, saying it was against the law to treat youth offenders as hardened criminals
- JULY 31, 2002PhilippinesDEATH PENALTY
Fraudsters who allegedly siphoned off millions of dollars...
Fraudsters who allegedly siphoned off millions of dollars in tax payments in the Philippines can expect harsh penalties, possibly even the death sentence, President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo said
- JULY 30, 2002PhilippinesDEATH PENALTY
A court in the Philippines meted out the death sentence...
A court in the Philippines meted out the death sentence to businessman Donaldo Padilla, 40, who arrested in possession of shabu worth about P600,000 in Las Pinas City in December 1995
- JULY 30, 2002PhilippinesDEATH PENALTY
The first execution under President Gloria Macapagal...
The first execution under President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo's administration will likely be conducted sooner than earlier announced
- JULY 26, 2002PhilippinesDEATH PENALTY
The Philippines Supreme Court stressed the importance...
The Philippines Supreme Court stressed the importance of DNA evidence as it denied with finality an appeal by a convicted rapist
- JULY 25, 2002PhilippinesDEATH PENALTY
A Philippine judge, who has earned a reputation in...
A Philippine judge, who has earned a reputation in Cabanatuan City as a "hanging judge," reversed his decision to impose the death penalty on a 43-year-old man charged with rape
- JULY 25, 2002PhilippinesDEATH PENALTY
Senator Robert Barbers wants smugglers classified as...
Senator Robert Barbers wants smugglers classified as "economic saboteurs" and meted out the death penalty
- JULY 24, 2002PhilippinesDEATH PENALTY
Philippine officials said they would assert their right...
Philippine officials said they would assert their right to prosecute any captured leaders of a Muslim guerrilla group linked to al Qaeda, despite US moves to indict the guerrillas for taking American hostages
- JULY 21, 2002PhilippinesDEATH PENALTY
For P18,000 a month, you could become a phlebotomist-the...
For P18,000 a month, you could become a phlebotomist-the executioner who delivers the lethal injection to a condemned convict
- JULY 20, 2002PhilippinesDEATH PENALTY
Philippine President Gloria Arroyo ordered an offensive...
Philippine President Gloria Arroyo ordered an offensive against the country's top smugglers and said they would be charged with economic sabotage, punishable by death
- JULY 20, 2002PhilippinesDEATH PENALTY
Death by "mysterious means," not by lethal injection,...
Death by "mysterious means," not by lethal injection, is slowly decimating the ranks of death-row convicts
- JULY 15, 2002PhilippinesDEATH PENALTY
Crusade Against Violence president Carina Agarao lashed...
Crusade Against Violence president Carina Agarao lashed at the Catholic Church for opposing President Arroyo's decision to forge ahead with the executions of convicts
- JULY 15, 2002PhilippinesDEATH PENALTY
Philippines President Gloria Arroyo said she was ready...
Philippines President Gloria Arroyo said she was ready to set aside her pro-life stance and adopt an "eye-for-an-eye" policy if only to eliminate kidnapping, drug trafficking, and other crimes
- JULY 14, 2002PhilippinesDEATH PENALTY
Malacanang should not commute the death sentences of...
Malacanang should not commute the death sentences of those hardened criminals whose convictions have already been affirmed by the Supreme Court, an administration senator said
- JULY 11, 2002PhilippinesDEATH PENALTY
There is an even chance that President Arroyo will...
There is an even chance that President Arroyo will spare the life of convicted rapist Alfredo Nardo, who is scheduled to die by lethal injection on Oct
- JULY 11, 2002PhilippinesDEATH PENALTY
There is an even chance that President Arroyo will...
There is an even chance that President Arroyo will spare the life of convicted rapist Alfredo Nardo, who is scheduled to die by lethal injection on Oct
- JULY 11, 2002PhilippinesDEATH PENALTY
Participants in the anti-kidnapping summit held in...
Participants in the anti-kidnapping summit held in Manila on July 9 recommended the reimposition of the death penalty and freezing the assets of kidnap victim's families
- JULY 10, 2002PhilippinesDEATH PENALTY
In yet another what's-in-a-name mix-up, the President...
In yet another what's-in-a-name mix-up, the President of the Philippines was all set to send two convicts to the death chamber when, as it turned out, they were not the ones scheduled for execution
- JULY 9, 2002PhilippinesDEATH PENALTY
In the Philippines an Ilonggo businessman was meted...
In the Philippines an Ilonggo businessman was meted the death penalty after he was found guilty of masterminding the kidnap-slaying of Bacolod-based businesswoman Roberta Cokin in 1995
- JULY 9, 2002PhilippinesDEATH PENALTY
President Gloria Arroyo has allowed the execution of...
President Gloria Arroyo has allowed the execution of two of the 17 convicts on death row on October 16, said a source, who did not identify the two convicts
- JULY 8, 2002PhilippinesDEATH PENALTY
The Catholic Bishops Conference of the Philippines...
The Catholic Bishops Conference of the Philippines raised alarms over plans by President Macapagal-Arroyo to "re-activate" the execution of convicts
- JULY 8, 2002PhilippinesDEATH PENALTY
Barring any change of heart by President Arroyo, the...
Barring any change of heart by President Arroyo, the first ever execution of a death convict under her administration will happen on October 16, Justice Secretary Hernando Perez said
- JULY 8, 2002PhilippinesDEATH PENALTY
Launching a new high-profile crackdown on kidnappings,...
Launching a new high-profile crackdown on kidnappings, President Macapagal-Arroyo ordered the Philippine National Police to neutralize 21 kidnap-for-ransom gangs
- JULY 5, 2002PhilippinesDEATH PENALTY
Two convicted kidnappers are scheduled for execution...
Two convicted kidnappers are scheduled for execution in the Philippines in August and President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo is definitely not granting them a reprieve